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<h3>About BridgeBio Pharma, Inc.&nbsp;</h3> BridgeBio is a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to discovering, developing, and delivering transformative medicines for patients living with genetic diseases and genetically defined cancers. Since our founding in 2015, we have built a diverse portfolio of more than 20 drug development programs, ranging from early discovery to late-stage clinical trials, across multiple therapeutic areas including precision oncology, cardiology, endocrinology, neurology, and renal disease. We have already achieved regulatory approval for three therapies and continue to advance promising science from academia into meaningful treatments for patients worldwide.&nbsp; <h3>Who We Are&nbsp;</h3> BridgeBio is a global biotechnology company with our Global Headquarters located in San Francisco, USA, and our International HQ located in Zug, Switzerland. Since establishing our European presence in 2021, we’ve been building empowered, high-performing teams across countries — with experienced colleagues who move quickly, take ownership, and are fueling the company’s international growth.&nbsp; At BridgeBio, you’ll find an energetic and collaborative culture where pragmatism meets bold decision-making. We embrace uncertainty with confidence, guided by our commitment to making a meaningful impact for patients. Our people are trusted and empowered, united by urgency, purpose, and the drive to advance science for patients around the world.&nbsp; To learn more about our story and company culture, visit us at <a href="https://bridgebio.com">https://bridgebio.com</a> <h3>What You'll Do</h3> You will report to&nbsp;the&nbsp;General Manager,&nbsp;Western Europe&nbsp;Region&nbsp;and work closely with&nbsp;Market Access,&nbsp;Commercial locally&nbsp;and&nbsp;regional,&nbsp;global Medical Affairs&nbsp;to drive strategic initiatives that support BridgeBio’s mission of delivering transformative medicines to patients with genetic diseases and genetically driven cancers.&nbsp; Your primary purpose will be to&nbsp;set up and lead our Medical Affairs team,&nbsp;develop and oversee execution of our&nbsp;regional&nbsp;medical&nbsp;affairs plan&nbsp;from&nbsp;early pre-launch through post-launch,&nbsp;ensure&nbsp;medical and scientific education&nbsp;of HCPs&nbsp;as part of our launch efforts,&nbsp;and&nbsp;support&nbsp;market&nbsp;access-related&nbsp;work as a key stakeholder.&nbsp;You&nbsp;will&nbsp;also&nbsp;be a core member of the extended&nbsp;International&nbsp;Medical Affairs&nbsp;team,&nbsp;bringing the voice of the country to the international discussion and decision-making&nbsp;process.&nbsp; You will be part of the Region leadership&nbsp;team,&nbsp;this role requires effective collaboration with cross-functional colleagues and external stakeholders to ensure high-quality execution and impact. The ideal candidate combines deep&nbsp;expertise&nbsp;in&nbsp;medical and scientific engagement in the context&nbsp;of introducing a biotech for the first time to&nbsp;KOLs, and&nbsp;making&nbsp;a&nbsp;remarkable contribution to a disease space in&nbsp;pre-launch and launch phase in&nbsp;a rare&nbsp;disease&nbsp;and orphan conditions. We look for&nbsp;strong&nbsp;scientific acumen, patients’&nbsp;driven mindset,&nbsp;communication skills, adaptability, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, hands-on environment.&nbsp; <h3>Responsibilities</h3> <ul> <li>Develop and execute the WEU Medical Affairs plan, defining clear priorities and objectives to advance best clinical practice and support company goals, delivered on time and fully aligned with global strategy</li> <li>Create and develop a strong relationship with the medical community, patients groups and external stakeholders, to be identified as the key Medical trusted expert in the region</li> <li>Build, lead, and develop a high-performing Medical Affairs team, ensuring delivery of objectives, continuous capability development, and effective use of standardized tools, templates, and ways of working, high engagement scores, and achievement of agreed medical KPIs</li> <li>Lead pre-launch medical readiness, including disease state education, unmet need articulation, initiatives to significantly improve diagnosis rates, and structured scientific exchange planning and KOL engagement, resulting in defined launch readiness milestones</li> <li>Design and deliver insight-generation and medical education activities, including advisory boards, congress symposia, standalone meetings, hospital-based education, and speaker development programs, with measurable impact on insight quality, scientific exchange effectiveness, and stakeholder satisfaction</li> <li>Drive operational excellence across Medical Affairs by ensuring effective communication, performance management, and robust documentation of activities and insights through fit-for-purpose reporting systems, KPIs, and metrics, demonstrated by timely, high-quality reporting, actionable insights, and audit-ready documentation</li> <li>Identify, prioritize, and execute high-impact medical research initiatives aligned with business objectives, including BridgeBio-sponsored and investigator-initiated studies, in close collaboration with Global Clinical and R&amp;D teams, resulting in approved study plans, on-time study initiation, and generation of locally relevant data</li> <li>Leverage AI and digital technologies to enhance medical insights generation, stakeholder engagement, knowledge management, and operational efficiency, ensuring compliant, ethical, and value-driven use of emerging digital solutions, with demonstrable improvements in insight capture, efficiency, and scalability of medical activities</li> </ul> The above job description documents the general nature and level of work but is not intended to be an exhaustive list of activities, duties, and responsibilities required of job incumbents. Therefore, job incumbents are expected to perform all other duties as assigned or required, as training and experience allow.&nbsp; <h3>Where You'll Work</h3> This is a&nbsp;France-based role&nbsp;with a strong customer facing&nbsp;component. We&nbsp;anticipate&nbsp;travel&nbsp;within&nbsp;France as a priority country&nbsp;for&nbsp;KOL meetings and speaker program attendance,&nbsp;Belgium, the Netherlands (and Switzerland&nbsp;for&nbsp;internal alignment and engagement&nbsp;at our&nbsp;international&nbsp;office in Zug)&nbsp;and&nbsp;European travel&nbsp;for conferences and medical events.&nbsp;Local team meetings and designated office location in&nbsp;France&nbsp;is&nbsp;Paris.&nbsp; <h3>Who You Are</h3> <ul> <li>MD, PharmD, or PhD is required</li> <li>Minimum 7-9 years of experience within Biotech/Pharma in Medical Affairs roles of increasing responsibilities</li> <li>Pre-and post-product launch experience in complex situations, rare diseases and orphan conditions in the respective national markets</li> <li>Fluent in written and verbal French and English</li> <li>A minimum of 2-3 years of people management experience</li> <li>You lead by example, attract and develop talents, build interdependent partnerships, and create a culture of collaboration and teamwork that fosters open communication, constructive conflict resolution, and organizational flexibility</li> <li>Regular travel (25-50%) is required to build KOL relationships and represent the company at medical conferences, presentations, and other meetings</li> <li>Highly accountable and self-disciplined leader with a sense of responsibility and ownership of projects and products</li> </ul> <h3>Rewarding Those Who Make the Mission Possible</h3> We have high expectations for our team members. We make sure those working hard for patients are rewarded and cared for in return. &nbsp; <ul> <li>Market leading compensation </li> <li>Hybrid work model - we value your flexibility in how you work, but encourage time in the office to strengthen our culture, collaboration, and sense of community</li> <li>We provide career development through regular feedback, continuous education and professional development programs</li> <li>We celebrate strong performance with financial rewards, peer-to-peer recognition, and growth opportunities </li> </ul>

Director, Medical Affairs, Western Europe Region

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